This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 87.251.123.187 (talk) at 10:10, 30 December 2008 (→MMA record). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 10:10, 30 December 2008 by 87.251.123.187 (talk) (→MMA record)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Chael Sonnen (born April 3, 1977 in West Linn, Oregon) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA). He is currently signed as a middleweight with World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), which is owned by Zuffa (the parent company of the UFC).
Recently Sonnen fought Paulo Filho for the WEC middleweight championship. Sonnen was defeated by submission at 4:55 of the second round. There was controversy stemming from the fight stoppage, however. Sonnen did not tap out but yelled out the word "tap", and the referee took that as a verbal submission and stopped the fight. In his post-fight interview Sonnen said that he told the referee not to stop the fight, and continually said "No" when the referee asked if he wanted to submit. However, in a later interview Sonnen admitted that the referee "made a fair call".
A rematch between the two was scheduled for March 26, 2008 but has since been cancelled due to Paulo Filho checking himself into a rehabilitation clinic for an unknown substance abuse problem. Sonnen instead faced undefeated WEC middleweight contender Bryan Baker, and completely dominated him for three rounds, winning a unanimous decision.
Sonnen holds notable victories over Jason Miller, Amar Suloev, Trevor Prangley, Jason Lambert, and Paulo Filho.
MMA record
| Record | Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| 21-9-1 | Win |  Paulo Filho
|
Decision (Unanimous) | WEC 36 | 11/5/2008 | 3 | 5:00 |  Hollywood, Florida, USA
|
Non-Title Bout |
| 20-9-1 | Win | Bryan Baker
|
Decision (Unanimous) | WEC 33 | 3/26/2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| |
| 19-9-1 | Loss | Paulo Filho
|
Verbal Submission (Armbar) | WEC 31 | 12/12/2007 | 2 | 4:55 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|
For WEC Middleweight Championship |
| 19-8-1 | Win | Kyacey Uscola
|
TKO | SportFight 20: Homecoming | 10/27/2007 | 1 | Portland, Oregon, USA
| ||
| 18-8-1 | Win |  Amar Suloev
|
TKO | Bodog Fight: Alvarez vs. Lee | 7/14/2007 | 2 | 3:33 | Trenton, New Jersey, USA
| |
| 17-8-1 | Win | Tim McKenzie
|
Submission (Anaconda Choke) | Bodog Fight: Costa Rica | 2/18/2007 | 1 | 0:13 |  Costa Rica
| |
| 16-8-1 | Win |  Alexey Oleinik
|
Decision (Unanimous) | Bodog Fight: USA v. Russia | 12/2/2006 | 3 | 5:00 |  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| |
| 15-8-1 | Win | Timothy Credeur
|
TKO | Bodog Fight: Costa Rica | 8/22/2006 | 1 | 2:18 | Costa Rica
| |
| 14-8-1 | Loss | Jeremy Horn
|
Submission (Armbar) | UFC 60 | 5/27/2006 | 1 | 1:17 | Los Angeles, California, USA
| |
| 14-7-1 | Win |  Trevor Prangley
|
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4 | 4/6/2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| |
| 13-7-1 | Loss | Renato Sobral
|
Submission (Triangle Choke) | UFC 55 | 10/7/2005 | 2 | 1:20 | Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
| |
| 13-6-1 | Win | Tim Williams
|
TKO | SF 12: Rumble At The Rose Garden | 7/9/2005 | 1 | 3:59 | Portland, Oregon, USA
| |
| 12-6-1 | Win | Adam Tarsey
|
TKO | Euphoria: USA vs. World | 2/26/2005 | 1 | 3:49 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
| |
| 11-6-1 | Loss | Terry Martin
|
TKO (Corner Stoppage) | XFO 4 | 12/3/2004 | 2 | 5:00 | McHenry, Illinois, USA
| |
| 11-5-1 | Win | Alex Stiebling
|
Decision (Unanimous) | WEC 12 | 10/21/2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Lemoore, California, USA
| |
| 10-5-1 | Loss | Jeremy Horn
|
Submission (Guillotine Choke) | SF 6: Battleground In Reno | 9/23/2004 | 2 | 2:35 | Reno, Nevada, USA
| |
| 10-4-1 | Loss |  Keiichiro Yamamiya
|
Decision (Majority) | Pancrase: 2004 NeoBlood Tournament Final | 7/25/2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan
| |
| 10-3-1 | Loss | Jeremy Horn
|
TKO (Cut) | EC 57 | 5/6/2004 | 1 | 3:44 | Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
| |
| 10-2-1 | Win | Justin Bailey | KO | ROTR: Rage On The River | 4/17/2004 | 1 | Redding, California, USA
| ||
| 9-2-1 | Win | Arman Gambaryan
|
Decision (Unanimous) | Euphoria: Russia v. USA | 3/13/2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
| |
| 8-2-1 | Win | Homer Moore
|
Decision (Unanimous) | ROTR 4.5: Proving Ground | 12/27/2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Hilo, Hawaii, USA
| |
| 7-2-1 | Win | Greg Curnut
|
Submission (Strikes) | FCFF: Rumble At Roseland 10 | 12/13/2003 | 1 | 1:07 | Portland, Oregon, USA
| |
| 6-2-1 | Win | Jason Lambert
|
Decision | Gladiator Challenge 20 | 11/13/2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Colusa, California, USA
| |
| 5-2-1 | Loss | Forrest Griffin
|
Submission (Triangle Choke) | IFC: Global Domination | 9/6/2003 | 1 | 2:25 | Denver, Colorado, USA
| |
| 5-1-1 | Draw | Akihiro Gono
|
Draw | Pancrase: Hybrid 2 | 2/16/2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan
| |
| 5-1 | Loss | Trevor Prangley
|
Submission | XFA 5: Redemption | 1/25/2003 | 1 | West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
| ||
| 5-0 | Win | Justin Hawes
|
TKO | UFCF: Rumble In Rochester | 8/24/2002 | 2 | Rochester, Washington, USA
| ||
| 4-0 | Win | Jesse Ault
|
Decision (Unanimous) | RFC 1: The Beginning | 7/13/2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| |
| 3-0 | Win | Scott Shipman
|
Submission (Choke) | Dangerzone: Caged Heat | 4/13/2002 | 2 | 7:08 | Newton, North Dakota, USA
| |
| 2-0 | Win | Jesse Ault
|
Decision | Dangerzone: Caged Heat | 4/13/2002 | 2 | Newton, North Dakota, USA
| ||
| 1-0 | Win | Jason Miller
|
Decision | HFP 1: Rumble On The Reservation | 3/30/2002 | 2 | 5:00 | Anza, California, USA
|
References
- Controversy follows Filho's title defense - MMA - Yahoo! Sports
- Interview of Chael Sonnen on official site of WEC.